The store’s last day at its current site will be tomorrow, and all remaining inventory will be heavily discounted.

Jolson’s new location, which was previously home to Jumping Bulldog, a dog day care, is expected to open in January 2019.

The store owners are currently waiting for a new license for the 23rd Avenue store. Once that has been granted, they will be able to open its doors.

Jolson’s is one of the oldest businesses in Astoria, and started in 1935 in its original Ditmars Boulevard location. It then moved to the former CVS location now under development on 31st Street, according to the Astoria Characters blog, before settling—for a bit—in its current location.

The owners have changed over 85 years however a billion dollar company Jewel Management bought the building over twenty years ago. They own most of Ditmars and 31 Street and own the soon to be mall! Thanks to them Ditmars is going to look very different in five years! Maybe sooner! No more small businesses!

The Jolson owners have not been the same for 85 years! The property was bought by a billion dollar company Jenel Management 15 years ago! They own most of Ditmars and 31 Street. Thanks to them Astoria will look very different in the next 5 years! Maybe sooner!

The NYC Ferry system is set to undergo a significant expansion in coming months, with the Astoria route, connecting the western Queens neighborhood to Wall Street, getting a new stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring.

A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who crashed his car on the BQE in 2017 and left a 25-year-old Astoria woman inside his burning vehicle to die was sentenced yesterday to four to 12 years in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.